Ensure that HUD completes the debarment process and appropriately notifies the independent public accountant of the debarment decision.
2018-CF-1802 | Marzo 23, 2018
Final Civil Action – Independent Public Accountant Debarred for Violating Federal Housing Administration Requirements for Multifamily Properties
General Counsel
- Status2018-CF-1802-001-AOpenClosed
2018-FW-1002 | Enero 30, 2018
Villa Main Apartments, Port Arthur, TX, Subsidized Nonexistent Tenants, Unsupported Tenants, and Uninspected Units
General Counsel
- Status2018-FW-1002-001-FOpenClosed
We also recommend that the Director of the HUD Departmental Enforcement Center consider whether administrative action against the appropriate owner(s) is warranted.
2017-OE-0008 | Diciembre 05, 2017
E-Discovery Management System’s Capacity To Meet Customer Demand for Electronic Data
General Counsel
- Status2017-OE-0008-01OpenClosed
Conduct a study to project HUD’s capacity needs for ESI collections
- Status2017-OE-0008-02OpenClosed
Give its completed study to OCIO for consideration during future contract award decisions regarding E-Discovery services
2018-FO-0004 | Noviembre 14, 2017
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 (Restated) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statement Audit
General Counsel
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-QOpenClosed$174,132Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $174,132 in 160 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
2017-CF-1806 | Septiembre 28, 2017
Final Civil Action: PHH Corporation Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-CF-1806-001-AOpenClosed$42,600,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that $42,600,000 of the $65,000,000 in the attached settlement agreement represents an amount due HUD, less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees.
2017-CF-1807 | Septiembre 28, 2017
Final Civil Action: Residential Home Funding Corp. Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-CF-1807-001-AOpenClosed$1,670,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that $1,670,000 in the attached settlement represents an amount due HUD less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees.
2017-LA-1803 | Septiembre 28, 2017
RMS & Associates, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA-Insured Loans With Restrictive Covenants
General Counsel
- Status2017-LA-1803-001-EOpenClosed
Determine legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies, civil money penalties, or both against RMS, its principals, or both for incorrectly certifying to the eligibility for FHA mortgage insurance or that due diligence was exercised during the origination of FHA loans.
2017-PH-1006 | Septiembre 25, 2017
The Owner of Schwenckfeld Manor, Lansdale, PA, Did Not Always Manage Its HUD-Insured Property in Accordance With Applicable HUD Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-PH-1006-001-COpenClosed
Develop and implement controls to ensure that the project complies with the regulatory agreement and applicable HUD requirements.
- Status2017-PH-1006-002-DOpenClosed
Pursue civil money penalties and administrative sanctions, as appropriate, against the owner and its parent company and their principals for their part in the violations cited in this report.
2017-LA-1802 | Septiembre 22, 2017
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
General Counsel
- Status2017-LA-1802-001-EOpenClosed
Determine legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies, civil money penalties, or both against SecurityNational, its principals, or both for incorrectly certifying to the eligibility for FHA mortgage insurance or that due diligence was exercised during the origination of FHA loans.
2017-LA-1801 | Septiembre 20, 2017
Venta Financial Group, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA-Insured Loans With Restrictive Covenants
General Counsel
- Status2017-LA-1801-001-EOpenClosed
Determine legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies, civil money penalties, or both against Venta, its principals, or both for incorrectly certifying to the eligibility for FHA mortgage insurance or that due diligence was exercised during the origination of FHA loans.
2017-CF-1805 | Septiembre 18, 2017
Final Civil Action: First American Mortgage Trust Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-CF-1805-001-AOpenClosed$250,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that $250,000 of the $1,025,000 in the attached settlement represents an amount due HUD, less the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil debt collection fees.
2017-AT-1801 | Agosto 21, 2017
Final Civil Action: Prospect Mortgage, LLC, Settled Alleged Violations of Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-AT-1801-001-AOpenClosed$2,930,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that $2.93 million in the attached settlement agreement represents an amount due HUD, less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees. (Footnote 2 - DOJ’s 1994 Appropriation Act (Public Law 103-121) authorized DOJ to retain up to 3 percent of all amounts collected as the result of its civil debt collection litigation activities.)
2017-CF-1804 | Agosto 21, 2017
Final Civil Action: Financial Freedom, a Division of CIT Bank, N.A., Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Servicing Requirements for HECM Claims
General Counsel
- Status2017-CF-1804-001-AOpenClosed$41,000,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that $41 million of the $89,274,944 in the attached settlement represents an amount due HUD, less DOJ’s civil debt collection fees.
2017-FW-1008 | Junio 28, 2017
The Weslaco Housing Authority, Weslaco, TX, Paid Travel Costs That Did Not Comply With Federal, State, and Local Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-FW-1008-001-FOpenClosed
Take appropriate administrative sanctions, including suspension, limited denial of participation, or debarment, against the commissioners.
2017-PH-1802 | Junio 28, 2017
Final Civil Action Borrower Settled Allegations of Making False Statements to HUD for a Home Purchase Under the Federal Housing Administration Mortgage Insurance Program
General Counsel
- Status2017-PH-1802-001-AOpenClosed$10,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Acknowledge that the attached settlement agreement for $10,000 represents an amount due HUD.
2017-LA-1004 | Junio 13, 2017
Cypress Meadows Assisted Living, Antioch, CA, Was Not Administered in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-LA-1004-001-AOpenClosed$15,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Determine legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies against Cypress Meadows, LLC; Skyline Crest Enterprises, LLC; the project’s owner; or all three for inappropriately disbursing funds in violation of the project’s regulatory agreement, operating lease agreement, and HUD requirements.
- Status2017-LA-1004-001-BOpenClosed
Pursue appropriate civil money penalties and administrative actions, up to and including debarment, against Cypress Meadows LLC; Skyline Crest Enterprises LLC; the project’s owner; or all three for violating the project’s regulatory agreement, operating lease agreement, and HUD requirements.
2017-PH-1003 | Mayo 22, 2017
The Yorkville Cooperative, Fairfax, VA, Did Not Administer Its HUD-Insured Property and Housing Assistance Contract According to Applicable Requirements
General Counsel
- Status2017-PH-1003-002-DOpenClosed
Review the issues identified in this audit report and if appropriate, pursue administrative sanctions against the board of directors for the violations cited in this report.